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- tamarins
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noun,
any South American marmoset of the genera Saguinus and Leontopithecus (Leontideus), having silky fur and a nonprehensile tail: several species are threatened or endangered.
- tamarind
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noun,
the pod of a large, tropical tree, Tamarindus indica, of the legume family, containing seeds enclosed in a juicy acid pulp that is used in beverages and food.
- radiants
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noun,
a point or object from which rays proceed.
- martians
-
noun,
a supposed inhabitant of the planet Mars:
- Sinatra
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noun,
Frank (Francis Albert) 1915–98, U.S. singer and actor.
- aramids
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noun,
any of a class of synthetic aromatic long-chain polyamides capable of extrusion into fibers having resistance to high temperatures and great strength.
- martins
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noun,
Peter, born 1946, U.S. choreographer and ballet master, born in Denmark.
- Martina
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noun,
a female given name.
- Martian
-
noun,
a supposed inhabitant of the planet Mars:
- mantras
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noun,
Hinduism. a word or formula, as from the Veda, chanted or sung as an incantation or prayer.
- Maritsa
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noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing from S Bulgaria along the boundary between Greece and European Turkey and into the Aegean. 300 miles (485 km) long.
- Samanid
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noun,
a member of the rulers of Persia in the 9th and 10th centuries.
- tamaris
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noun,
a rich, naturally fermented soybean sauce containing little or no wheat and thicker than soy sauce.
- antiars
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noun,
the upas tree.
- marinas
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noun,
a boat basin offering dockage and other service for small craft.
- Andrias
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noun,
a city in Apulia, S Italy.
- tamarin
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noun,
any South American marmoset of the genera Saguinus and Leontopithecus (Leontideus), having silky fur and a nonprehensile tail: several species are threatened or endangered.
- stamina
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noun,
strength of physical constitution; power to endure disease, fatigue, privation, etc.
- stamin-
-
- tsarina
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noun,
czarina.
- mantids
-
noun,
mantis.
- radiant
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noun,
a point or object from which rays proceed.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- Trianda
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noun,
a town on the Greek island of Rhodes, in the Aegean Sea: built on the site of ancient Ialysus.
- amritas
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noun,
the beverage of immortality.
- Ditmars
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noun,
Raymond Lee, 1876–1942, U.S. zoologist and author.
- radians
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noun,
the measure of a central angle subtending an arc equal in length to the radius: equal to 57.2958°. Abbreviation: rad.
- Mansart
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noun,
Jules Hardouin [zhyl ar-dwan] /ʒül arˈdwɛ̃/ (Show IPA), (Jules Hardouin) 1646–1708, French architect: chief architectural director for Louis XIV.
- artisan
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noun,
a person skilled in an applied art; a craftsperson.
- Miranda
-
noun,
Francisco de [frahn-sees-kaw th e] /frɑnˈsis kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1750–1816, Venezuelan revolutionist and patriot.
- Mansard
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noun,
Also called mansard roof. a hip roof, each face of which has a steeper lower part and a shallower upper part.
Compare French roof.
- Sarnia
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noun,
a port in SE Ontario, in S Canada, on the S shore of Lake Huron, on the St. Clair River, across from Port Huron, Michigan.
- naiads
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noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) Classical Mythology. any of a class of nymphs presiding over rivers and springs.
- drains
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noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- Manati
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noun,
a city in N Puerto Rico.
- Andria
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noun,
a city in Apulia, S Italy.
- tamari
-
noun,
a rich, naturally fermented soybean sauce containing little or no wheat and thicker than soy sauce.
- Amrita
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noun,
the beverage of immortality.
- Animas
-
noun,
soul; life.
- Samain
-
noun,
Samhain.
- riatas
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noun,
a lariat.
- Astrid
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noun,
a female given name: from Scandinavian, meaning “divine strength.”.
- instar
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noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- instr.
-
- ranids
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noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- intra-
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- stadia
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noun,
a method of surveying in which distances are read by noting the interval on a graduated rod intercepted by two parallel cross hairs (stadia hairs or stadia wires) mounted in the telescope of a surveying instrument, the rod being placed at one end of the distance to be measured and the surveying instrument at the other.
- Armand
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noun,
a male given name, French form of Herman.
- Arista
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noun,
Botany. a bristlelike appendage of the spikelets of grains or grasses; an awn.
- radian
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noun,
the measure of a central angle subtending an arc equal in length to the radius: equal to 57.2958°. Abbreviation: rad.
- maidan
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noun,
an open area or space in or near a town, often used as a marketplace or parade ground.
- aramid
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noun,
any of a class of synthetic aromatic long-chain polyamides capable of extrusion into fibers having resistance to high temperatures and great strength.
- ratans
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noun,
rattan.
- Antrim
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noun,
a county in NE Northern Ireland. 1098 sq. mi. (2844 sq. km). County seat: Belfast.
- antiar
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noun,
the upas tree.
- Madras
-
noun,
a light cotton fabric of various weaves, especially one in multicolored plaid or stripes, used for shirts, dresses, jackets, etc.
- Namtar
-
noun,
the Sumerian and Akkadian demon personifying death.
- Strain
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noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- Strand
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noun,
the land bordering the sea, a lake, or a river; shore; beach.
- Madian
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noun,
Midian.
- Manisa
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noun,
a city in W Turkey, near the Aegean: Roman defeat of Antiochus the Great 190 b.c.
- manias
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noun,
excessive excitement or enthusiasm; craze:
- Marist
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noun,
a member of a religious order founded in Lyons, France, in 1816 for missionary and educational work in the name of the Virgin Mary.
- Tasman
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noun,
Abel Janszoon [ah-buh l yahn-sohn] /ˈɑ bəl ˈyɑn soʊn/ (Show IPA), 1602?–59, Dutch navigator and explorer.
- Marina
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noun,
a boat basin offering dockage and other service for small craft.
- aidman
-
noun,
a military medical corpsman trained to provide initial emergency treatment.
- amidst
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preposition,
amid.
- Adrian
-
noun,
Edgar Douglas, 1889–1977, English physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1932.
- admits
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verb (used with object),
to allow to enter; grant or afford entrance to:
- santir
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noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- trains
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noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Marian
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noun,
a person who has a particular devotion to the Virgin Mary.
- dinars
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- trans.
-
- Sandra
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noun,
a female given name, form of Alexandra.
- triads
-
noun,
a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
- Matadi
-
noun,
a seaport in the W Democratic Republic of the Congo, near the mouth of the Congo (Zaire) River.
- matins
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- matri-
-
- Samian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Samos.
- tarsia
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noun,
intarsia.
- tiaras
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noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- mantra
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noun,
Hinduism. a word or formula, as from the Veda, chanted or sung as an incantation or prayer.
- distr.
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- disarm
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verb (used with object),
to deprive of a weapon or weapons.
- mantid
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noun,
mantis.
- nadirs
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noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- Amadis
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noun,
a knight-errant, model of the chivalric hero.
- marais
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noun,
a swamp or bayou.
- damars
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noun,
dammar.
- airman
-
noun,
an aviator.
- mantas
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noun,
(in Spain and Spanish America) a cloak or wrap.
- damans
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noun,
a hyrax, Procavia syriaca, of Syria, Palestine, etc.: the cony of the Bible.
- mantis
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noun,
any of several predaceous insects of the order Mantidae, having a long prothorax and typically holding the forelegs in an upraised position as if in prayer.
- Diana
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noun,
(Princess of Wales; Lady Diana Spencer) 1961–97, former wife of Charles, Prince of Wales.
- minas
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noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- ranis
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noun,
ranee.
- rants
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noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- diam.
-
- Saint
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noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- ratan
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noun,
rattan.
- ranid
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- drats
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interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- Saadi
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noun,
(Muslih ud-Din) 1184?–1291? Persian poet.
- Rimas
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noun,
a female given name.
- dinar
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noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- Saida
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noun,
a seaport in SW Lebanon: the site of ancient Sidon.
- Drain
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noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- dints
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noun,
force; power:
- dirts
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noun,
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- riant
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adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- riata
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noun,
a lariat.
- drama
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noun,
a composition in prose or verse presenting in dialogue or pantomime a story involving conflict or contrast of character, especially one intended to be acted on the stage; a play.
- dist.
-
- Drina
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noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing N along the part of the border between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Sava River at Belgrade, Serbia. 285 miles (459 km) long.
- drams
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noun,
Measurements.
a unit of apothecaries' weight, equal to 60 grains, or 1/8 (0.125) ounce (3.89 grams).
1/16 (0.0625) ounce, avoirdupois weight (27.34 grains; 1.77 grams). Abbreviation: dr., dr.
- Sadat
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noun,
Anwar el- [ahn-wahr el] /ˈɑn wɑr ɛl/ (Show IPA), 1918–81, Egyptian political leader: president 1970–81; Nobel Peace Prize 1978.
- rands
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noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- Naima
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noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “benevolent.”.
- Raman
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noun,
Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata [chuhn-druh-shey-ker-uh veng-kuh-tuh] /ˈtʃʌn drəˈʃeɪ kər ə ˈvɛŋ kə tə/ (Show IPA), 1888–1970, Indian physicist: Nobel prize 1930.
- Marti
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noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- nadir
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- maras
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noun,
a city in S Turkey, NE of Adana.
- Marat
-
noun,
Jean Paul [zhahn-pawl] /ʒɑ̃ pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1743–93, French politician and journalist: leader in the French Revolution; assassinated by Charlotte Corday d'Armont.
- Maria
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noun,
calaba.
- Marin
-
noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- Maris
-
noun,
Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
- Marta
-
noun,
a female given name.
- marts
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- manit
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noun,
man-minute.
- Mitra
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noun,
the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
- Masai
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noun,
a member of an African people inhabiting the highlands of Kenya and Tanzania and having a largely pastoral economy and a society based on the patrilineal clan.
- Masan
-
noun,
a seaport in SE South Korea.
- matin
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- matr-
-
- mints
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noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- MIDAS
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a Phrygian king, son of Gordius, who was given by Dionysus the power of turning whatever he touched into gold.
- minds
-
noun,
(in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.:
- Manta
-
noun,
(in Spain and Spanish America) a cloak or wrap.
- mania
-
noun,
excessive excitement or enthusiasm; craze:
- Indra
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noun,
Hinduism. the chief of the Vedic gods, the god of rain and thunder.
- maars
-
noun,
a circular volcanic landform resulting from explosive ash eruptions.
- Rains
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noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- inst.
-
- intr.
-
- raids
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noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- Iran.
-
- raias
-
noun,
rayah.
- isnad
-
noun,
the chain of testimony by which a hadith is transmitted.
- nitr-
-
- nards
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noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- naiad
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) Classical Mythology. any of a class of nymphs presiding over rivers and springs.
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- maids
-
noun,
a female servant.
- mains
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noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- mairs
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- maist
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- Naida
-
noun,
a female given name.
- manas
-
noun,
the rational faculty of the mind.
- Manat
-
noun,
a pre-Islamic Arabian goddess personifying fortune, sometimes considered a daughter of Allah.
- Saman
-
noun,
a Persian noble who lived in the 8th century a.d., progenitor of the Samanid dynasty.
- mast-
-
- Samar
-
noun,
an island in the E central Philippines. 5309 sq. mi. (13,750 sq. km).
- Srta.
-
- arias
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- staid
-
noun,
the act of stopping or being stopped.
- Tarim
-
noun,
a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
- Arndt
-
noun,
Ernst Moritz [ernst moh-rits] /ɛrnst ˈmoʊ rɪts/ (Show IPA), 1769–1860, German poet and historian.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- Smart
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noun,
a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- Asian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- admit
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verb (used with object),
to allow to enter; grant or afford entrance to:
- admin
-
noun,
administration; administrative work.
- adman
-
noun,
Also called advertising man. one whose profession is writing, designing, or selling advertisements.
- anis-
-
- simar
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- amain
-
adverb,
with full force.
- adits
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- andr-
-
- anima
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noun,
soul; life.
- anim.
-
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- Ansar
-
noun,
the first inhabitants of Medina to accept Islam.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- antas
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- anti-
-
- antis
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noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- anat.
-
- stand
-
noun,
the act of standing; an assuming of or a remaining in an upright position.
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- Tamar
-
noun,
the daughter of David and half-sister of Absalom. II Sam. 13.
- amirs
-
noun,
emir.
- amin-
-
- Amida
-
noun,
a Buddha who rules over paradise, enjoying endless and infinite bliss.
- amid-
-
- Tamas
-
noun,
See under guna.
- Tamis
-
noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- Amati
-
noun,
Nicolò [nee-kaw-law] /ˌni kɔˈlɔ/ (Show IPA), 1596–1684, Italian violinmaker, one of a famous family of 16th- and 17th-century violinmakers: teacher of Antonio Stradivari.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- Sidra
-
noun,
Gulf of, an inlet of the Mediterranean, on the N coast of Libya.
- damns
-
noun,
the utterance of “damn” in swearing or for emphasis.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- tsadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- Daman
-
noun,
a hyrax, Procavia syriaca, of Syria, Palestine, etc.: the cony of the Bible.
- Damar
-
noun,
dammar.
- Damas
-
noun,
French name of Damascus.
- Damia
-
noun,
a spirit of fertility.
- Tsana
-
noun,
Lake. Tana, Lake.
- Santa
-
noun,
Santa Claus.
- Triad
-
noun,
a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
- Danai
-
plural noun,
the Argives.
- Danas
-
noun,
Danu.
- Dania
-
noun,
a town in S Florida.
- sanit
-
- 30-30
-
- 2,4-d
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noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- darns
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- darts
-
- Saran
-
noun,
a thermoplastic copolymer of vinylidene chloride and usually small amounts of vinyl chloride or acrylonitrile: used as a fiber, for packaging, and for making acid-resistant pipe.
- trims
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- atria
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- Atman
-
noun,
the principle of life.
- Satan
-
noun,
the chief evil spirit; the great adversary of humanity; the devil.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- Adams
-
noun,
Abigail (Smith) 1744–1818, U.S. social and political figure (wife of John Adams).
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- astr.
-
- trama
-
noun,
a specialized hyphal tissue constituting the internal structure of mushroom gills, pore tubes, or spines.
- trams
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- mRNA
-
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Mira
-
noun,
Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
- TDRS
-
- tri-
-
- Tasm
-
- MNAS
-
- mis-
-
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- mist
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- Nada
-
noun,
nothing; zero; none:
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- tRNA
-
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- trid
-
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- tads
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Sima
-
noun,
an assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and magnesium, that constitutes the lower layer of the earth's crust and is found beneath the ocean floors and the sial of continents.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Rida
-
- Sat.
-
- rids
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of ride.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- Sard
-
noun,
a reddish-brown chalcedony, used as a gem.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- RAND
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- Rind
-
noun,
a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats:
- rit.
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- RNAS
-
- std.
-
- Saar
-
noun,
Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- Sadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- said
-
noun,
sayyid.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Sand
-
noun,
the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
- Sam.
-
- SAMA
-
noun,
the Sufi practice of gathering to listen to religious poetry that is sung, often accompanied by ecstatic dance or other ritual.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- NIRA
-
- str.
-
- Nama
-
noun,
a member of a Khoikhoi people of Namaqualand, in SW Africa.
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- nard
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- NASD
-
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- NIMS
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Sind
-
noun,
a former province of Pakistan, in the lower Indus valley; now part of West Pakistan. 48,136 sq. mi. (125,154 sq. km). Capital: Karachi.
- NTIA
-
- rad.
-
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- RADM
-
- rads
-
noun,
a standard unit of absorbed dose of radiation equal to 0.01 gray2 .
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- RAID
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- SRAM
-
- Sra.
-
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- Rama
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) any of the three avatars of Vishnu: Balarama, Parashurama, or Ramachandra.
- Mind
-
noun,
(in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.:
- 1080
-
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- Dana
-
noun,
Danu.
- DIAS
-
noun,
Bartholomeu [bahr-too-loo-me-oo] /ˌbɑr tʊ lʊˈmɛ ʊ/ (Show IPA), c1450–1500, Portuguese navigator: discoverer of the Cape of Good Hope.
- dia-
-
- DATA
-
noun,
a plural of datum.
- dat.
-
- Darn
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- Dari
-
noun,
a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- DIMS
-
Idioms,
take a dim view of, to regard with disapproval, skepticism, or dismay:
- damn
-
noun,
the utterance of “damn” in swearing or for emphasis.
- DAIS
-
noun,
a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc.
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- atm.
-
- ASTM
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- dim.
-
- Din.
-
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- Ind.
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- int.
-
- ins.
-
- Idas
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- IATA
-
- iana
-
- Drin
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.
- dins
-
noun,
a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor.
- drat
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- DRAM
-
noun,
Measurements.
a unit of apothecaries' weight, equal to 60 grains, or 1/8 (0.125) ounce (3.89 grams).
1/16 (0.0625) ounce, avoirdupois weight (27.34 grains; 1.77 grams). Abbreviation: dr., dr.
- min.
-
- dis-
-
- DIRT
-
noun,
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- dir.
-
- dint
-
noun,
force; power:
- Asia
-
noun,
a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
- art.
-
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- AInd
-
- amas
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- Aman
-
noun,
Haman.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- AIDS
-
noun,
a disease of the immune system characterized by increased susceptibility to opportunistic infections, as pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and candidiasis, to certain cancers, as Kaposi's sarcoma, and to neurological disorders: caused by a retrovirus and transmitted chiefly through blood or blood products that enter the body's bloodstream, especially by sexual contact or contaminated hypodermic needles.
- Aida
-
noun,
(italics) an opera (1871) by Giuseppe Verdi.
- Adm.
-
- adit
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- adat
-
noun,
the native law traditional in Indonesia.
- Adar
-
noun,
the sixth month of the Jewish calendar.
- Adam
-
noun,
the name of the first man: husband of Eve and progenitor of the human race. Gen. 2:7; 5:1–5.
- amdt
-
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- Arad
-
noun,
a city in W Romania, on the Mures River.
- Arm.
-
- ARIS
-
- arid
-
adjective,
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- Aras
-
noun,
Also, Araks. Ancient Araxes. a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey along part of the boundary between NW Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1065 km) long.
- Aram
-
noun,
Biblical name of ancient Syria.
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- ant.
-
- ANSI
-
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- ands
-
- Anas
-
- Anam
-
noun,
Annam.
- amt.
-
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- dits
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- Mana
-
noun,
a generalized, supernatural force or power, which may be concentrated in objects or persons.
- midn
-
- mdnt
-
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- maar
-
noun,
a circular volcanic landform resulting from explosive ash eruptions.
- Maas
-
noun,
Dutch name of the Meuse.
- Mari
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
- Maat
-
noun,
the goddess personifying law and righteousness.
- Mara
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of death, sometimes seen as one aspect of a god whose other aspect is Kama, or erotic desire.
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- mads
-
noun,
an angry or ill-tempered period, mood, or spell:
- Maia
-
noun,
the eldest of the Pleiades and the mother of Hermes by Zeus.
- Mid.
-
- mids
-
noun,
Archaic. the middle.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- Man.
-
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- Mar.
-
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- masa
-
noun,
flour or dough made of dried, ground corn, used especially for tortillas.
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- maid
-
noun,
a female servant.
- Mt.
-
- STI
-
- STM
-
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- ARS
-
- MTI
-
- MSN
-
- mtn
-
- ard
-
- MTS
-
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- MST
-
- SMA
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- SID
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
- ast
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- ASR
-
- ASN
-
- ASM
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- NAA
-
- MSD
-
- ASI
-
- SMD
-
- NAD
-
- Sr.
-
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- MSI
-
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- Tad
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- ADS
-
noun,
advertisement.
- TID
-
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- tr.
-
- tra
-
- ADA
-
noun,
a programming language particularly suited to real-time applications: developed for use by the U.S. Department of Defense.
- Aar
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- AAM
-
- Ar.
-
- an.
-
- AMA
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- AIA
-
- ad-
-
- Am.
-
- TSI
-
- TIA
-
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- SDR
-
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- MRI
-
- AMS
-
- MRA
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MNS
-
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- mi.
-
- MNA
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- Mat
-
noun,
a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- MIT
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- MDT
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- MSA
-
- at.
-
- SDI
-
- DST
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Ia.
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- id.
-
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- RDA
-
- RDS
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- DSR
-
- NMI
-
- DSA
-
- RID
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- SDA
-
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- Dr.
-
- DNR
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- DNA
-
- IAS
-
- IDA
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- DMS
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- RMA
-
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- ist
-
- ISR
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- Rd.
-
- ISA
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRS
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- ITA
-
- NSA
-
- Ir.
-
- NRA
-
- nr.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- IDS
-
noun,
the part of the psyche, residing in the unconscious, that is the source of instinctive impulses that seek satisfaction in accordance with the pleasure principle and are modified by the ego and the superego before they are given overt expression.
- NMR
-
- DMT
-
- Md.
-
- NIM
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- Dam
-
noun,
a barrier to obstruct the flow of water, especially one of earth, masonry, etc., built across a stream or river.
- SAA
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- SAR
-
- dit
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- Sad
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- DAR
-
- MAD
-
noun,
an angry or ill-tempered period, mood, or spell:
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- NIA
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- MAA
-
- di.
-
- DSM
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- DAS
-
noun,
hyrax.
- Rs.
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- RNA
-
- sd.
-
- ATA
-
- DMA
-
- RTS
-
- rnd
-
- rt.
-
- RSA
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- RN
-
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- RI
-
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- DA
-
noun,
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- D.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- TN
-
- DT
-
noun,
a withdrawal syndrome occurring in persons who have developed physiological dependence on alcohol, characterized by tremor, visual hallucinations, and autonomic instability. Abbreviation: d.t.
- TD
-
- DN
-
- t.
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- S.
-
- SA
-
- SM
-
- MN
-
- N.
-
- i.
-
- TM
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- ND
-
- NI
-
- M.
-
- DM
-
- NM
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- T1
-
- SN
-
- R.
-